2014 NFL Offseason (Free Agency & Trades)

JDouble · 2014-01-08T13:55:31Z

I was hoping to get this stickied and have everyone contribute any opinions, articles, or rumors there deem worthy. I think it's going to be a big and very important FA period for the Bucs.I think the most glaring points about this FA class and how it pertains to our roster needs, is that there are no real options at OG or TE, but there are a lot of good options at DE as well as WR depth. One the o-line, I see two good option at Center. Evan Dietrich-Smith and Alex Mack. Nicks and Joseph are both big question marks, so if we sign Mack, we can move Zuttah back to guard. Evan Dietrich-Smith is another good Center in his prime, and he can also play guard. If Nicks retires and we cut Joseph....we might want to try and sign both of these guys. We'd have to pay them both good money, but it would still be less than what Nicks and Joseph have been costing us,At DE there is Jared Allen and Justin Tuck. Both are older guys that would probably only last 2 or 3 years.....but that is a lifetime in NFL terms. There is also Greg Hardy, Brian Orakpo, and michael Johnson if we want to go younger. Michael Bennett is a real option as well now that Schiano and Dom are gone. Julius Peppers is not a FA, but his contract balloons to $18M this year and he will almost certainly be cut. He is old and not what he use to be....but he could still be an option for us.At WR there is nobody to break the bank on, but we already have our #1 and #2 anyways. What we need is a solid #3 as well as better depth at #4 and #5. There are quite a few options. My best fit would be Andre Roberts. Dexter McCluster might be a real possibility considering how much Lovie has stressed the importance of a great kick and punt returner. Devin Hester is there too, but he is 31 and probably not a good signing at this point. At CB there isn't a lot. I think Peanut Tillman makes a lot of sense. He is getting old and coming off injury, so he won't be too expensive, and he makes a lot of sense. Sam Shields is a great young corner and world be a huge upgrade as our Nickel. That's about all I got right now. Feel free to share and contribute.

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We're a contender !!!!!

Posted : Mar. 11, 2014 9:22 am

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yeah, I'm guessing Jared Allen said that before the Revis fiasco?

Posted : Mar. 11, 2014 9:22 am

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Green Bay has an outside shot at Allen because this sounds like a player TT would be all over.

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@AdamSchefter 21sBuccaneers and Bengals free-agent DE Michael Johnson in "serious discussions."

Posted : Mar. 11, 2014 9:46 am

Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Saw a tweet earlier projecting the potential Michael Johnson contract at 5 years $60 million....ummmmm Posted : Mar. 11, 2014 9:48 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Saw a tweet earlier projecting the potential Michael Johnson contract at 5 years $60 million....ummmmm Yeah, saw that too. It was just a former agent posting what he thinks the players will get in FA. I think Michael Johnson will get something like 8M per. Posted : Mar. 11, 2014 9:51 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest 8 is fine, 12... not so much Posted : Mar. 11, 2014 9:53 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Gotta wonder how this current Revis situation will effect FAs and their agents. Gotta believe a bad perception could scare off a few guys that we could of possibly landed. Posted : Mar. 11, 2014 10:10 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest 8 is fine, 12... not so much i agree with this. more than 8mil for him and im not going to be happy Posted : Mar. 11, 2014 10:14 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Hearing $8.5 million with $24 million guaranteed. Posted : Mar. 11, 2014 10:51 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Hearing $8.5 million with $24 million guaranteed. holy hell thats a lot of guaranteed money Posted : Mar. 11, 2014 10:58 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Everson Griffen money, but a bit heavier on guaranteed ($4 million). Posted : Mar. 11, 2014 11:03 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest @JosinaAnderson 17mMore specifics: Sources: DE Michael Johnson has agreed to a 5-year, $43.75M deal with 24M guaranteed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Posted : Mar. 11, 2014 11:10 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Guarantees come in years 1 and 2. Posted : Mar. 11, 2014 11:11 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Michael Silver of NFLN says watch Bucs when it comes to Mack. Tedford was his college coach. Posted : Mar. 11, 2014 11:12 am

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